Centre at Northwestern

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 26, 1930, page 1

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  NORTHWESTERN IRE AROUSED BY CENTRE Praying Colonies” Cross Goal Line, but Badly Beaten After Bitter Fight, 45–⁠7. BY the Associated Press. ~ YCHE STADIUM, Evanston, Ill, October 25.-Centre Colleges praying Colonies played foot ball prank on Northwest ern today and paid for their trick by getting an unmerciful 45-to-7 whipping Until today, the Northwestern goal line had not been crossed, but the Col onels took advantage Of second-strlng lineup and spoiled the record early IN the second period. Enraged, the Wild cats threw in their varsity power house and routed the Colonies under an ava lanche of passes and running plays that the game KentuckianS couldn’t come near hating. Passes Lead TO Score. n was Just q runaway for the Wild cats, although the Praying Colonies” fought valiantly up to the final shot 70 stem the inevitable. Five times the Wildcats. “Reb” Russell and Pug” Rentner, crossed the Centre line on line | smashes and twice did Lee Hanley ana prank Baker carry 1t over via the aerial ! route. Centres touchdown, the one ! that made the Wildcats snarl, came after a good aerial attack which Meme eek capped by diving across from the 2-yard line. Russell started the rout after eight minutes of sparring in the first period; He hammered through Centres left wall for % yards and the first touchdown. Two minutes later he took the plgskin on Centres 24-yard line and duplicated his feat for his second touchdown Moore’s try for extra place kick in each instance was low and the Wildcats nm ished the first period with l2-to-o lead. Then the Colonies. led by their big star of the game, Halfback Shearer, riddled the Wildcat defense with two passes for gain of so yeards that landed the ball on Northwesterrs IL ward line. The Colonies worked the bal to the 2-yard line, from which point Nemecek plowed over, spelling North Westerns dream Of an uncrossed goa line. Defense Is Futile. Then the fun fury of the wildcat at tack asserted itself, and, fight as they might, the Praying Colonels” couldn’t holt II

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Northwestern leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.